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- Content warnings: Violence, Ableism, Slavery, Death, Forced marriage, Sexual content
A Vow of Blood and Tears
by Cate Corvin
Book 1 in A Vow of Blood and Tears
Bane learning Jesamin's language is the whole sell, and it lands. The romance takes its time, the castle feels properly haunted, and the monster hero is tender where it counts.
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storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length726 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
- Dark/tortured soul
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- Forbidden love
- Slow burn with late spice
- Secretly soft
- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- Only soft for them
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Found family
- Size difference focus
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- Anticipation
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Monstrous anatomy
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Fairytale retelling
- Castle / fortress
- Gothic
- Vampires
- Beauty and the beast
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- Manor house / estate
- Arranged marriage
- Forced proximity
- Monster romance
- Touch her and die
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Survivor
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- Disabled MC
- Romantic
- Immersive
- Brooding
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 726 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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